Swing



J. HAYES.

SWING. APPLICATION HLED SEPT.8, 1919. RENEWED DEC- 14,1920.

Patented Feb. 8,1921

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Uhll'llilm dli t'l'llid JOHN HAYIJES, 0F "WAUPUN, WISCQ'NSIN.

SWING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatcnted Feb, 8, 1221.

Application filed September 8, 1919, Elerial No. 322,296. Renewed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 430,747.

To a l whom it may concern Be it known that I, dorm Harris, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVaupun, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of ll isconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. A

The present invention relates to improvements in swings, and has for an object an improved swing having novel suspension and improved means whereby the swing may be put in motion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device of the above characten in which the swing is suspended by springs and controlled or swung by springs; and the invention is useful in connection with chair swings, cots invalid chairs baby jumpers and the like. p

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, and in which similar reference symbols indicate correspond ing parts. the figure is a perspective view of an improved swing constructed in accordance with the present invention.

.Relerring new more particularly to the drawings, which show only a single embodiment of which the invention. is susceptible, the invention is shown in connection with a swinging chair, but this is merely for convenience in illustration and it will be understood that a cot, invalid chair, baby juniper, or other suitable article of furniture might be substituted for the chair shown, without in any way changing the principle of the invention.

lhe chair illustrated is constructed with a seat 1. back 2, arms 3, an apron or riser l, and a foot rest 5. A. pair of leads 6 and a pair of leads 7 have their lower ends secured in eyes 8 and 9 carried by the front and rear portions oi the chair. respectively, and a third pair of leads 10 have their rear ends conne'ted in eyes 11 secured to the back 2 of the chair. The leads 6, 7 and 10, at each side of the chair. are brought together and secured in rings 12 and 13. The rings 12 and 18 are supported by ropes or cables 14: and 15, attached at their upper ends to coil springs 16 and 17 which are secured to tastenings l8 and 19 held by a suitable support, such, for instance, as the root of a porch or the horizontal beam of a swing frame. 2

lhe LOOl} rest 0 is so arranged as to move up and down over the apron or riser land is supported by pairs of divided leads 20 and 21, which are connected to coil springs 22 and 23 which have their upper ends ongaging in the eyes 8 previously referred to.

To the rings 12 and 13 are also connected a pair of coil springs 24 and 25. which are in turn, connected to ropes or cables 26 and 27, the latter having their outer ends joined to other coil springs 28 and 29 fastened in a wall or other object, as indicated at 30 and 31. Hand holds orloops 32 and 33 are made in the ropes or cables 26 and 27st the ends adyacent the springs 2d and 25.

In use the occupant of the chair grasps the loops 32 and in the right and left hands, respectively, and by pulling such loops toward him causes the chair to swing on the supporting cables is and 15 toward the wall to which the pulling ropes 26 and. 27 are connected The coil springs 28 and 29 yield under this pulling action and render the movement easier for the occupant to accomplish and less likely to jerk the chair 1.

In executing this pulling movement the occupant of the chair 1 will draw his hands zvhia h are engaged in the loops 32 and 33, toward his body. which will be allowed by the yielding oi the coil springs 2% and 25. However, after the chair lhas reached the limit of its forwzvrd movement and starts to swing on the return backward movement the springs 24: and 25 will be gradually distended as this backward movement of the chair continues. and as such springs are distended they will tend to draw the occupants hands away from the body and to an extended position in readiness for the next pulling action. 7

The springs 2d and 25. being placed under a tension bv the rearward movement of the chair. will also assist to cushion the chair 1 at the end of its rearward movement and case it into the next successive forward movement. Both the pair of sprincs 24 and 25 and the pair of springs 28 and 29 will be put under tension by the rearward move ment of the chair and will consequently act to draw the chair forwardly.

The foot rest 5 is yieldingly supported by the springs 22 and 23 so as to give in accomand 33.

paniment to the motions of the occupants body as he pulls upon the hand holds 32 The springs 16 and 17 yieldingly support the chair 1 and absorb any shocks or violent vibrations that would otherwise be transmitted to the occupant.

VThe. herein described swing is specially for use as an appliance for invalids, and is so constructed that when in operation the muscles of the arms,-limbs, and back, in-iact nearly all muscles of the body, are brought into play, and also that the occupant may so exercise with more or less vigor as his condition warrant-s. 1 V

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of constructionand arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and'thereiore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as maybe required by the claims.

1 claim: a V

1. An improved swingincluding a support for holding an occupant, means whereby each support maybe susgended for swinging movement, cables connected to such support and a fixed object and adapted to be engaged by the occupant for pulling the swing forwardly, and means for moving said cables and the hands of the occupant engaging the same away from the occupants body when the swing moves rearwardly to an extended said'support for swinging motion, pulling cables attached to the support and to a -Ol0j6Ct, hand holds on said cables adapted to beengagedby the hands of the occupant in the support, and resilient means connected between said hand holds and the support, substantially as described.

3. An'improved swing including a support for an occupant, means for suspending said support for swinging motion, pulling cable attached to the support and to a fixed object, hand holds on said cables adapted to be engaged by theihands of the occupant in the support, resilient means connected between said hand holds and the support, and resilient means included in said cables at the sides of the hand holds away from said support, substantially as described. 7

JOHN HAYES. 

